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Kaipara District Council Staff Ask Community To Keep An Eye Out After Vandalism
Friday, 29 July 2022, 11:18 am | Kaipara District Council
Council staff are asking the Kaipara community to report any antisocial behaviour around public facilities after a recent run of vandalism. Donna Powell, Operations Team Leader for Infrastructure Services, says the destruction of public facilities ... More >>
Kaipara District Council Chief Executive Steps Down
Thursday, 14 July 2022, 4:08 pm | Kaipara District Council
Louise Miller, Chief Executive, Kaipara District Council Louise Miller, has advised today that she will step down from her role as Chief Executive of Kaipara District Council on 28 October, after the new Council is sworn in. Mayor Dr Jason Smith says ... More >>
Kaipara District Council Awards Funding To 22 Community Organisations
Friday, 1 July 2022, 5:26 pm | Kaipara District Council
Te Kopuru Community Garden Twenty-two community organisations have been awarded a share of $100,000.00 in the latest Kaipara District Council Community Grant. The Grant committee was impressed with the array of organisations, projects and services ... More >>
Kaipara District Council Successful In Latest TIF Round
Friday, 1 July 2022, 2:38 pm | Kaipara District Council
Kaipara District Council has been successful in its applications for the Tourism Infrastructure Fund. A total of $537,860 has been awarded to Council in the latest funding round. The money from the latest funding round is across four projects -- ... More >>
Mangawhai Central Planning Rules Finalised
Friday, 1 July 2022, 10:50 am | Kaipara District Council
Kaipara District Council has completed the final step to adopt Private Plan Change 78 (PP78), which amends the planning rules that apply to the Mangawhai Central Development. This was required under the Resource Management Act, before ... More >>
No More Fines For Kaipara Library Users
Thursday, 30 June 2022, 12:29 pm | Kaipara District Council
Kaipara Libraries will no longer charge fines on overdue items. Library Manager, Lisa Salter says the move will remove barriers to access for many library users, including low income families, improving equity and encouraging people to borrow ... More >>
Kaipara District Council Confirms Rates And Adopts Annual Plan 2022-2023
Thursday, 30 June 2022, 9:51 am | Kaipara District Council
Kaipara District Council Elected Members have adopted the Annual Plan 2022-2023, with an average general rates rise of 4.86 percent (excluding water charges, and allowing for 1 percent growth). This figure is lower than the average general rates ... More >>
Rag Monsters Causing Chaos In Kaipara
Monday, 20 June 2022, 11:29 am | Kaipara District Council
It may not be visible to those above ground, but underneath, in the bowels of Kaipara’s wastewater networks, rag monsters and fatbergs are causing havoc and costing ratepayers’ money. “We’ve said it before and we’re saying it again. The only things going ... More >>
Projected Rates Rise Drops As Work Continues On Annual Plan
Thursday, 26 May 2022, 1:12 pm | Kaipara District Council
Kaipara District Council staff brought the final draft of the Annual Plan to a briefing earlier this month, presenting recent financial statements alongside a rates increase averaging 4.86 percent. This latest figure is lower than the total rates rise (excluding ... More >>
Council Confirms Safer Speed Limits For Mangawhai And Kaiwaka
Wednesday, 25 May 2022, 5:09 pm | Kaipara District Council
Amendments to Kaipara District’s Speed Limits Bylaw were unanimously passed at the May Council Meeting, resulting in new speed limits in the Mangawhai – Kaiwaka (including Hakaru) and Kaiwaka West (including Oneriri Road and Oruawharo Road) areas. ... More >>
Pou Tu O Te Rangi And Harding Park Reserve Management Plan Open For Feedback
Wednesday, 25 May 2022, 5:05 pm | Kaipara District Council
A new Reserve Management Plan has been drafted for Pou Tu o Te Rangi, Harding Park and Old Mount Wesley Cemetery, which overlook Dargaville and the Northern Wairoa River. The public now have two months to give feedback on the draft Reserve Management ... More >>
Road To Waipoua Opens
Thursday, 19 May 2022, 9:14 am | Kaipara District Council
Down the road from the mighty Tāne Mahuta, a road-carpet was rolled out and lights set to green as the newly sealed 1.5km stretch of Waipoua River Road was opened for traffic. A blessing of the site and the work completed was led by Te Roroa, kaitiaki ... More >>
A New Vision For Kaipara’s Libraries
Tuesday, 10 May 2022, 4:38 pm | Kaipara District Council
Kaipara District Council has voted unanimously to adopt a ten year library strategy, paving the way forward for an equitable, modern library service. The decision to adopt the strategy was made in a Council meeting at the end of last month. The strategy ... More >>
Safer Speed Limits Coming For Mangawhai And Kaiwaka
Thursday, 5 May 2022, 7:54 pm | Kaipara District Council
Work is underway to implement new speed limits in the Mangawhai – Kaiwaka (including Hakaru) and Kaiwaka West (including Oneriri Road and Oruawharu Road) areas. The changes are set to come into effect on Monday 13 June after Council has confirmed changes ... More >>
Twice As Nice: Two New Footbridges Open In Kaiwaka
Wednesday, 30 March 2022, 5:39 pm | Kaipara District Council
John McClean cuts the ribbon to open the northern Kaiwaka footbridge after it has been blessed by Te Uri oHau. Two new footbridges were opened at a double ribbon-cutting ceremony in the Kaipara township of Kaiwaka on Saturday 26 March. Blessed by local ... More >>
Water Storage Plan To Ease Dargaville Water Restrictions
Wednesday, 2 March 2022, 1:30 pm | Kaipara District Council
The Waiatua Dam (on Opanake Road) may be the solution to end the Dargaville and Baylys Beach water shortages, according to a preliminary investigation, commissioned by Kaipara District Council. Elected Members considered two options at their February ... More >>
Summer Bus Trial Shows Year On Year Passenger Increase
Friday, 25 February 2022, 5:13 pm | Kaipara District Council
Locals and visitors accompanied by boogie boards, beach bags, skateboards and shopping bags piled on board the Mangawhai Village to Beach bus over summer, turning out in even greater numbers than previous years of the trial service. Close to 3000 trips ... More >>
Kaipara District Council Unanimously Approves Way Forward For A Modern Waste Minimisation Strategy
Thursday, 24 February 2022, 2:10 pm | Kaipara District Council
Recent Council approval to extend existing waste management contracts ensures service continuity for the district, while staff prepare for the first phase of the overhaul of waste services. Kaipara’s waste management contracts are currently held by two ... More >>
Submission Against Sandmining Progresses
Wednesday, 23 February 2022, 7:23 pm | Kaipara District Council
The Kaipara District Council (KDC) submission against two resource consent applications by McCallum Bros Limited (McCallum) for sand mining along the Mangawhai-Pakiri embayment, progressed today with the decision for Kaipara Mayor Dr Jason Smith to represent ... More >>
Smart Water Use Supports Growth Across Diverse Crops
Tuesday, 8 February 2022, 4:48 pm | Kaipara District Council
Growth is the word of the day when it comes to the Kaipara Water demonstration sites. The summer months have seen the former grassed paddocks turn into a jungle of green activity on both sites. Operational since November, the sites are practical ... More >>
